Hughes Blake quarterly Examinership Index reveals some 871 jobs were saved in SMEs through the examinership corporate recovery process in the first nine months of the year, according to new figures. According to Neil Hughes Examiner at chartered accountants Hughes Blake, there were 168 jobs saved through examinerships in the third quarter of 2015....click here [...]

A personal micro-credit scheme is proposed by the Dept of Social Protection whereby people who might otherwise have to go to moneylenders will be able to access small loans quickly and with just minor credit checks. A pilot scheme could be in place by September making loans of up to €1000 available through post offices [...]

On the 1st June the Companies Act 2014 (“the Act”) commenced. The Act consolidates 17 Acts since 1963, 15 statutory instruments and other obligations under common law. There have been some relevant changes to Insolvency with the new Companies Act and below we go through some of the main changes to note. A Scheme of [...]

HUGHES BLAKE SME EXAMINERSHIP INDEX REVEALS THAT 1,089 SME JOBS HAVE BEEN SAVED TO THE END OF Q3 2014 Index shows increased use of the recovery tool amongst the hospitality sector and draws on data from both the Circuit and High Court for the first time Performance in SMEs reflects overall economic trends and shows [...]